Talk about a healthy indulgence. This peanut butter and banana smoothie is just that. It’s a creamy, delicious treat that satisfies your taste buds and nourishes your body with every sip.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple: With just three staple ingredients, this smoothie is as simple as can be.
- Nutrient-rich: Each ingredient brings its own health benefits, from the plant-based fats in peanut butter to the potassium-rich bananas and the hydrating almond milk.
- Versatile: This banana peanut butter smoothie is easily customizable. Maybe you want to add chocolate. Go for it! What about protein powder? Heck yes!
Nutrition For Mental Health
Bananas are a good source of fiber, copper, potassium, and vitamins C and B6. Peanuts are rich in calories, protein, fiber, fat, and omega-6 fatty acids. Regular peanut butter or peanut consumption is associated with better stress response and memory function.
Ingredients + Notes
These simple ingredients come together to make the perfect peanut butter banana smoothie.
- Banana: Opt for using frozen bananas for a thicker cold smoothie.
- Peanut butter: Go for one-ingredient peanut butter. This is my absolute favorite peanut butter, by the way!
- Plant milk: You can really use any milk you have on hand. For me, that was unsweetened almond milk. Alternatively, homemade cashew milk or 5-minute hemp milk works great, too.
Recipe Variations
Enjoy this peanut butter smoothie as is, or make adjustments as needed.
- Nut butter: You could use a different nut butter, but in that case, you might as well just make this banana almond butter smoothie instead.
- Seeds: Add hemp seeds, ground flax seeds, or chia seeds for extra fiber and omega-3 fatty acids.
- Cocoa powder: A spoonful of cocoa powder can transform this smoothie into a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie delight.
- Protein powder: Incorporate a scoop of protein powder, perfect for post-workout recovery.
- Cinnamon: A dash of cinnamon can add warmth and depth, enhancing this peanut butter banana smoothie’s overall flavor.
- Spinach: If you’re trying to incorporate more veggies into your diet, throw in a handful of spinach in, making it a green smoothie! You won’t even taste it.
How To Make A Peanut Butter And Banana Smoothie
An easy recipe for a creamy peanut butter and banana smoothie!
- Add bananas, peanut butter, and almond milk into your high-speed blender.
- Blend for 30-60 seconds. (Until smooth.)
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- Serve it in a glass or jar, and enjoy!
Servings Ideas
Drink this simple banana and peanut butter smoothie recipe on its own or along with toppings and sides.
- Chocolate chips: Sprinkle on some mini chocolate chips for a tasty added crunch!
- Peanut butter: Drizzle peanut butter on top or swirl it in for a delicious treat.
- Oatmeal: For a heartier breakfast, pair this peanut butter banana smoothie with a bowl of chocolate oatmeal or apple cinnamon oatmeal.
- Chia pudding: For extra protein, pair this PB & Banana Smoothie with vanilla chia seed pudding or banana chia pudding. So good!
- Savory: For a savory breakfast pairing, try this easy vegan tofu scramble and best potato waffles.
Storage Tips
Here are my smoothie storage tips.
- Fridge: Store any leftover smoothie in the refrigerator in an airtight glass container, such as a mason jar. This helps the smoothie last longer. Enjoy within about 24 hours for the best taste.
- Freezer: Freezing leftover smoothie is a great option as well. Pour any leftover smoothie into an ice cube tray or even popsicle molds!
FAQ
Yes, when made with wholesome ingredients like those in our recipe, peanut butter smoothies offer a balanced blend of vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and proteins.
Use frozen bananas or add a handful of ice cubes for thicker smoothies. The frozen elements will give your smoothie a rich, ice cream-like consistency.
Bananas are the perfect base for most smoothie recipes. They add a thick, creamy, cold consistency that just screams smoothie!
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Recipe
Peanut Butter And Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 3 large bananas, frozen
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
- Add bananas, peanut butter, and almond milk into your high-speed blender.
- Blend for 30-60 seconds. (Until smooth.)
- Serve it in a glass or jar and enjoy!
Notes
Here are my smoothie storage tips.
- Fridge: Store any leftover smoothie in the refrigerator in an airtight glass container, such as a mason jar. This helps the smoothie last longer. Enjoy with about 24 hours for best taste.
- Freezer: Freezing leftover smoothie is a great option as well. Pour any leftover smoothie into an ice cube tray or even popsicle molds!
Nutrition
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Reference
Parilli-Moser, I., Domínguez-López, I., Trius-Soler, M., Castellví, M., Bosch, B., Castro-Barquero, S., Estruch, R., Hurtado-Barroso, S., & Lamuela-Raventós, R. M. (2021). Consumption of peanut products improves memory and stress response in healthy adults from the ARISTOTLE study: A 6-month randomized controlled trial. Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 40(11), 5556–5567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.09.020
So good and filling!
It’s a family favorite!